The Slow Boiling of America by Radical Islam US Army Officer Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s attack at the Fort Hood Army base on November 5‚ 2009 killed 13 US soldiers and wounded 30 more. Eyewitness reports state before Hasan opened fire‚ he yelled “Allahu-Akbar‚” which translates as “Allah [God] is great‚” a phrase uttered by many radical Muslims in recent history just before committing similar acts of violence in the name of Allah (Allahu Akbar). As shocking as this incident is‚ it is only one
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Do Standardized tests take up too much time? Standardized tests can take from 20-25 hours a year alone‚ not including the everyday tests teachers give to students‚ on tests. If the Government were to give fewer Standardized tests‚ it wouldn’t take as many hours as it does now to do them. The Government has said to reduce Standardized tests and the time from them. This essay will explain how Standardized tests take up too much time because kids spend too much class time on them‚ low quality‚ and the
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A slow city In recent years‚there is a general tendency for people to be rich and successful. Therefore ‚ most people work hard every day. They never have a rest even on holiday. However I would make my hometown a slow city if I were the leader of my city. In my hometown‚ although more and more people are enjoying the fast beating life‚ still there are some people complain that they are too busy to relax. They have to get up very early and stay up with lots of work. If I had the authority to
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General George Washington had long since retired public life when he was elected the first president of the United States. Based on the account of “The Reluctant President”‚ Washington was most likely to be a humble and fair president. He consistently resisted praise or grandeur celebration on his behalf‚ readily defended his motivations as president‚ and took care to set a clear precedent for the future. Washington was quoted as saying‚ “after this is over‚ I hope you will give yourself no further
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There are several important ways in which humans can slow biodiversity loss‚ although there is no way to bring back the species that have already gone extinct. Protecting Areas Creating protected areas where human activity is limited is the best way to prevent deforestation and exploitation of organisms and the resources they need to survive. In order to truly make a difference‚ much planning needs to go into the creation of a protected area. It needs to consider all elements of the ecosystem
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24 Ways to annoy your parents! 1. Follow them around the house everywhere they go. 2. Moo when they say your name. 3. Pretend to have amnesia. 4. Say everything back wards. 5.Run into a wall. 6. Say that wearing clothes is againist your religion. 7. Go in their room at 4 in the morning and yell" GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!!". 8.Snort loudly when you laugh then laugh even more. 9. Say all the words in a film. 10. Pluck someones hair out and yell out"DNA". 11. Wear a sticker that says"
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User Interface Design Principles The Website I chose to evaluate is www.freightliner.com. This is a site I have to use every day at work because I work for a company that distributes Freightliner buses‚ parts and service. The design principles Freightliner uses in their Website are consistent layout‚ content awareness‚ and aesthetics. The layout is the same throughout the site‚ and I can tell where I am in the site at all times. The use of white space is comfortable; the pages are not
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you know that kids take a considerable amount of time taking standardized tests when they could be learning? This is because when kids get ready to take a standardized test they tests the kids more to make sure they pass the test. We take too much time taking tests that we don’t take enough time to actually teach the kids. The government needs to modify and make better tests. This essay will discuss that the government needs to modify and make better tests because they take up too much class time
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Vaster Than Empires and More Slow. If you look up Ursula K. Le Guin’s website‚ you’ll see she’s an older woman‚ perhaps in her sixties or seventies‚ she is really very pretty for her age! She’s also got some amazing talent in that brain of hers. Le Guin has written many famous science fiction novels and short stories‚ including children’s stories. Her work includes “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” and “Vaster Than Empires and More Slow”. I’ve read Omelas‚ and I enjoyed it very much; I even
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Hungry for Healthiness There’s a poem that was written in 2005‚ titled Fast Food‚ Slow Death‚ the writer goes by Terrance the Terrible he started; “Oh‚ I love the greasy‚ tasty‚ salty‚ fattening things / Hamburgers‚ Milkshakes‚ fries‚ and onion rings / Footlong hot dogs‚ all beef patty /All so yummy‚ all so fatty.” (“Terrance” 1-4) The character Terrance describes has a love for these fatty meals. “It’s easier to rip at oily paper than at banana peals / Who cares about the consequences / The food
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